Vieira
| Vieira | |
|---|---|
| Family name | |
| Pronunciation | [vj'ejra] |
| Meaning | Scallop |
| Region of origin |
Galicia Portugal |
| Related names | Viera, Vieri |
Vieira is the Galician and Portuguese word for "scallop" . It is a common Galician and Portuguese surname.
It may refer to:
- Adelino André Vieira Freitas, or Vieirinha (1986 – ), Portuguese footballer
- Alessandro Rosa Vieira (1977 – ), Brazilian futsal player better known as Falcão
- Alice Vieira (1943 – ), Portuguese author
- Álvaro Siza Vieira (1933 – ), Portuguese architect
- Anton de Vieira (1682 – 1745), Russian administrator
- António Vieira (1608 – 1697), Portuguese Jesuit and writer
- Asia Vieira (1982 – ), Canadian actress
- Cláudia Vieira (1979 – ), Portuguese actress
- Carlos Adriano de Souza Vieira (1977 – ), Brazilian author
- Francisco Vieira de Matos, or Vieira Lusitano / Vieira Portuense (1699-1783), Portuguese royal painter
- João Bernardo Vieira (1939-2009), Guinea-Bissau politician
- Jorvan Vieira Brazilian football coach
- José Luandino Vieira (1935 – ), Angolan writer
- Jussiê Ferreira Vieira, Brazilian footballer
- Leonel Vieira (1969 – ), Portuguese film director
- Leandro Ricardo Vieira (born 1979) Brazilian footballer
- Luís Filipe Vieira (1949 – ), chairman of Sport Lisboa e Benfica
- Marcelo Vieira da Silva Júnior, Brazilian footballer
- Meredith Vieira (1953 – ), American television personality
- Mestre Jelon Vieira, Brazilian dancer
- Milton Vieira, Brazilian martial arts fighter
- Patrick Vieira, French footballer
- Paulo Afonso Evangelista Vieira, Brazilian politician
- Sérgio Vieira de Mello, Brazilian United Nations employee
- Vasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira, last Portuguese Governor of Macau
See also
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